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Meet The Team

Director Robyn Whitaker

Director Robyn Whitaker

Director Robyn Whitaker

  Robyn is an ordained Uniting Church minister and Associate Professor of New Testament at Pilgrim Theological College in the University of Divinity. Her research focusses on the Book of Revelation, Gospels, gender, apocalypticism, hell, and contemporary (mis) use of Scripture. Robyn regularly writes for popular audiences and was named on

  Robyn is an ordained Uniting Church minister and Associate Professor of New Testament at Pilgrim Theological College in the University of Divinity. Her research focusses on the Book of Revelation, Gospels, gender, apocalypticism, hell, and contemporary (mis) use of Scripture. Robyn regularly writes for popular audiences and was named one of “Australia’s top thinkers” by The Conversation in 2017 and 2018. She is author of several books, including Even the Devil Quotes Scripture: Reading the Bible on its Own Terms and Revelation for Normal People.

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Research Officer Daniel Nellor

Director Robyn Whitaker

Director Robyn Whitaker

Daniel is a writer and researcher.  He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne, and is the author, most recently, of What Are They Thinking? Conversations with Australian Philosophers (Australian Scholarly Publishing 2023), 'Machines in our Image: The Need for Human Rights in the Age of AI'.  (with Edward Santow, LexisNex

Daniel is a writer and researcher.  He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne, and is the author, most recently, of What Are They Thinking? Conversations with Australian Philosophers (Australian Scholarly Publishing 2023), 'Machines in our Image: The Need for Human Rights in the Age of AI'.  (with Edward Santow, LexisNexis, forthcoming 2024) and  'Theology Matters: How Thinking About God Shapes Australia' (with Peter Sherlock, Coventry Press, forthcoming 2024). 

Centre Coordinator Alice

Director Robyn Whitaker

Centre Coordinator Alice

Alice is an administration and marketing professional emerging from a background of working in creative industries. After obtaining a Bachelor of Media from The University of Adelaide in 2019, Alice became an integral lynch pin in the organisation and marketing of various creative endeavours including the management and marketing of vario

Alice is an administration and marketing professional emerging from a background of working in creative industries. After obtaining a Bachelor of Media from The University of Adelaide in 2019, Alice became an integral lynch pin in the organisation and marketing of various creative endeavours including the management and marketing of various music projects. In addition to her creative endeavours, she also has a vast career over the last 3 years working within the corporate animation and VFX industry in Australia – specifically Technicolor Creative Studios and Rising Sun Pictures. 

Meet The Fellows

  

Fellows are people with research or industry expertise in any area of theology, ethics, or public policy that relates to the work of The Wesley Centre. They contribute through media engagement, speaking at events and forums, and advising the Director out of their expertise. 

Dr Daniel Sihombing

Professor Anne Pattel-Gray

Professor Stephen Duckett

Lecturer in Systematic Theology, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity. 

 - liberation theology, militarism, politics - 

Professor Stephen Duckett

Professor Anne Pattel-Gray

Professor Stephen Duckett

 Honorary Enterprise Professor in the School of Population and Global Health.

 - economist, healthcare, former Director of the Grattan Institute - 

Professor Anne Pattel-Gray

Professor Anne Pattel-Gray

Professor Anne Pattel-Gray

Professor, University of  Queensland

 - Bible, theology, justice, equity for Indigenous peoples - 

Dr Rosie Clare Shorter

Professor Anne Pattel-Gray

Professor Anne Pattel-Gray

Research Fellow at Deakin University

 - gender, sexuality, religion and posthumanism, evangelism -

Dr Brian Macallan

Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe

Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe

Theologian, Philosopher, Author, Pilgrim Theological College

 - philosophy, theology, pain & suffering - 


Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe

Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe

Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Enquiry, ACU 

- New Testament, disability, gendered violence, Second Temple Judaism - 

Rev. Assoc Professor Geoff Thompson

Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe

Rev. Assoc Professor Geoff Thompson

Systematic Theology, 

University of Divinity.

 - doctrine, gender & sexuality, creation, ecclesiology -  

Dr Mark Duckworth

Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe

Rev. Assoc Professor Geoff Thompson

Assoc Director & Sr Research Fellow, Centre for Resilient & Inclusive Societies, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship & Globalisation, Deakin University.

- Social Polarisation, Extremism, Disaster Resilience, The Trust Deficit, Social Cohesion, Multicultural Affairs -  

Rev. Professor Glen O'Brien

Rev. Professor Glen O'Brien

Rev. Professor Glen O'Brien

Research Coordinator and Lecturer, Eva Burrows College, University of Divinity.

 - Methodism, Wesley's political and social imaginary, gender & sexuality -  

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